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ın this issue of the Journal you will find three original articles, one review, and one letter to the editor. For the first time, this issue of the TJPH includes both English and Turkish studies. One article in this issue is in Turkish, and the other four studies are in English.

The first article is about reasons for vasectomy reported by Qazi H. and et al. from Pakistan. In this study, the authors conclude that financial compensation provided by the government is the major factor for vasectomies in clients.

The second original article is from Gaza on Palestine which is about knowledge, attitude, practice and self reported symptoms of gasoline station workers in relation to the risks of exposure to the gasoline . In this study Yassin and Baroud report that there is a significant increase in the prevalence of self reported symptoms with increasing years of work in the station.

The other original article is on microbiological analyses of drinking water in Mersin. The data in this study were based on the records from 2004. Kurt et al. report that more than 10.0% of samples were not clear, and water samples were not taken periodically [or ‘at regular intervals’ throughout the year.

The review in this issue is on peace, health, and human rights submitted Banoob. This study shows estimated deaths in selected armed conflicts, and describes major impacts of the conflicts on health in the post-conflict era.

The last study in this issue is on regulation of commercialized healthcare systems. In this study, the negative effects of commercialization of health care sectors were discussed.

Dear authors and readers...

We have new targets related to TJPH. As you know we are publishing our issue with some delays. Our first target is to publish the issues on time starting from the beginning of 2010. Our second target is to reduce the time of the reviewing process. Thirdly, we want to join the scientific indexes. All of the targets can be achieved with your support and corporations. We are waiting for you to submit articles to the TJPH, and support our journal.

We hope you enjoy this issue of the Turkish Journal of Public Health and we would like to thank all the authors and reviewers.